May 3, 2008

Washington, D.C. - Senior Patty Piotrowicz (Plymouth Whitemarsh, Pa.) scored the game-winning goal with 7:11 to go and the Hoyas were able to control possession over the final four-plus minutes as the seventh-ranked Georgetown University women's lacrosse team edged No. 6 Princeton, 9-8 on Saturday afternoon at the Multi-Sport Field. GU gave graduating seniors Zan Morley (Philadelphia, Pa), Piotrowicz and Amelia Wesselink (Exeter, N.H.) a victory in their final regular-season home game.

Georgetown trailed 6-4 at halftime but won six of the eight draw controls in the second half while the Hoyas held a 28-13 advantage in ground balls for the game.

Sophomores Molly Ford (Reisterstown, Md.) and Ashby Kaestner (Trappe, Md.) and freshman Jordy Kirr (Baltimore, Md.) all recorded two goals.

Kirr handed out three more assists and now has 36 assists on the season which is the second most on Georgetown's single-season list, four shy of Sheehan Stanwick Burch's 40 helpers.

Sophomore Caitlin Formby (Towson, Md.) made six saves in the victory.

Eleven of the 14 games between Princeton and Georgetown have now been decided by two goals or less.

Georgetown (12-6) put themselves in good position to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Tournament Selection Show is scheduled for Monday, May 5 between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. and can been seen on CBS College Sports (formerly CSTV).

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